Bsi bs en 62090 2017

BS EN 62090:2017

BSI Standards Publication

Product package labels for electronic
components using bar code and twodimensional symbologies (IEC 62090:2017)


BS EN 62090:2017

BRITISH STANDARD

National foreword
This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 62090:2017. It
is identical to IEC 62090:2017. It supersedes BS EN 62090:2003, which
is withdrawn.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical
Committee EPL/501, Electronic Assembly Technology.
A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on
request to its secretary.
This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions
of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.
© The British Standards Institution 2017
Published by BSI Standards Limited 2017
ISBN 978 0 580 92420 0
ICS 31.200; 35.040.50; 31.190
Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from
legal obligations.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the
Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 July 2017.

Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication

Date

Text affected


EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM

BS EN 62090:2017

EN 62090
July 201 7

ICS 31 .1 90; 31 .200; 35.040

Supersedes EN 62090:2003

English Version

Product package labels for electronic components using bar
code and two- dimensional symbologies
(IEC 62090:201 7)
Etiquettes d'emballage de produits pour composants
électroniques, utilisant un code à barres et une symbologie
bidimensionelle
(IEC 62090:201 7)

Etiketten für Verpackungen elektronischer Bauelemente
unter Anwendung von Strichcodierung und
zweidimensionaler Symbologien
(IEC 62090:201 7)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 201 7-05-1 6. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

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© 201 7 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
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EN 62090:201 7

European foreword

The text of document 91 /1 394/CDV, future edition 2 of IEC 62090, prepared by IEC/TC 91 "Electronics
assembly technology" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC
as EN 62090:201 7.
The following dates are fixed:
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•

latest date by which the document has to be
implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
latest date by which the national
standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn

(dop)

201 8-02-1 6

(dow)

2020-05-1 6

This document supersedes EN 62090:2003.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62090:201 7 was approved by CENELEC as a European

Standard without any modification.

2

IEC 601 94

NOTE

Harmonized as EN 601 94.

IEC 60286-1

NOTE

Harmonized as EN 60286-1 .

IEC 60286-2

NOTE

Harmonized as EN 60286-2.

IEC 60286-3

NOTE

Harmonized as EN 60286-3.

IEC 60286-4

NOTE

Harmonized as EN 60286-4.

IEC 60286-5

NOTE

Harmonized as EN 60286-5.

IEC 60286-6

NOTE

Harmonized as EN 60286-6.

IEC 61 760-4

NOTE

Harmonized as EN 61 760-4.

ISO/IEC 1 541 6

NOTE

Harmonized as EN ISO/IEC 1 541 6.

ISO/IEC 1 5438

NOTE

Harmonized as EN ISO/IEC 1 5438.

ISO 31 66-1

NOTE

Harmonized as EN ISO 31 66-1 .


BS EN 62090:2017
EN 62090:201 7

Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.

Publication
ISO 8601

Year
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ISO/IEC 1 541 7

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ISO/IEC 1 541 8

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ISO/IEC 1 5434

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ISO/IEC 1 5459

series

ISO/IEC 1 6022

-

ISO/IEC 1 6388

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ISO/IEC 1 8004

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ISO/IEC 1 9762

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ANSI MH 1 0.8.2

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Title
EN/HD
Data elements and interchange formats - Information interchange - Representation
of dates and times
Information technology - Automatic
identification and data capture techniques Code 1 28 bar code symbology
specification
Information technology - Automatic
identification and data capture techniques GS1 Application Identifiers and ASC MH1 0
Data Identifiers and maintenance
Information technology - Automatic
identification and data capture techniques Syntax for high-capacity ADC media
Information technology - Automatic
identification and data capture techniques Unique identification
Information technology - Automatic
identification and data capture techniques Data Matrix bar code symbology
specification
Information technology - Automatic
identification and data capture techniques Code 39 bar code symbology specification
Information technology - Automatic

identification and data capture techniques QR Code bar code symbology specification
Information technology - Automatic
identification and data capture (AIDC)
techniques - Harmonized vocabulary
Data Identifier and Application Identifier Standard

Year
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series
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1
2

Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
N orm ati ve references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

3
4

Term s and d efi n i ti ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Label data con ten t and req u irem ents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

4. 1
Data el em en ts – gen eral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4. 2
Man datory d ata elem ents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4. 2. 1
Man ufacturer item id entifi cati on – DI “1 P” an d “25P” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4. 2. 2
Custom er product code – DI “P” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4. 2. 3
Man ufacturer id en tificati on – DI “1 8V” an d “21 V” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4. 2. 4
Qu an tity – DI “Q” an d “7Q” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4. 2. 5
Traceabi lity i d en tificati on – DI “S” an d “25S”, “1 T” an d “25T” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4. 2. 6
Cou ntry of ori gin – DI “4L” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4. 2. 7
Prod ucti on d ate – DI “1 6D” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4. 2. 8
Packag e i den tification – DI “J ” and “3S” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4. 3
Opti onal d ata el em ents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
4. 3. 1

Expi ration d ate – DI “1 4D” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
4. 3. 2
Revisi on level – DI “2P” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
4. 3. 3
EI AJ I D – DI “3N ” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
4. 3. 4
Man ufacturer locati on – DI “25L” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
4. 3. 5
Custom er assi gn ed su ppl i er cod e – DI “V” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
4. 3. 6
Moistu re sensitivi ty l evel – DI “1 3E” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
4. 3. 7
U RL – DI “33L” an d “34L” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
4. 4
Data sem antics an d form ats d efin ed by th e d ata i d en tifi ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
4. 5
Data represen tation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3
4. 5. 1
General form atti ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3
4. 5. 2
General form atti ng for m ach i n e-readabl e sym bols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
4. 5. 3
General form atti ng for h u m an-read able inform ati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
4. 6
Data carrier selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
4. 6. 1
Lin ear bar cod e sym bols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
4. 6. 2
Two-d im ension al (2D) sym bols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6
4. 7

Label si ze, l ayou t, an d l ocati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
4. 7. 1
Label size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
4. 7. 2
Label l ayout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
4. 7. 3
Exam pl es of label an d l abel layou t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
4. 7. 4
Label l ocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8
Ann ex A (inform ati ve) Quali ty aspects of labels – Ad hesi ve ch aracteristics an d
durabi li ty of m arkin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
A. 1
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
A. 2
Recomm end ati ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
A. 2. 1
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
A. 2. 2
Adh esi on ch aracteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
A. 2. 3
U se an d protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
A. 2. 4
Storage con d itions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
A. 2. 5
Durabi l ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
A. 2. 6
Blank l abel stock contam ination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
A. 3
Method of test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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A. 3. 1
Adh esi ve stren gth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
A. 3. 2
Blank l abel stock contam ination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
A. 3. 3
Recycl abil ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Ann ex B (inform ati ve) I SO/I EC 1 5434 Data Transfer Syn tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Ann ex C (inform ative) U RL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
C. 1
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
C. 2
Pri nci pl e of usi n g th e U RL DI “33L” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
C. 3
Pri nci pl e of usi n g th e P2P U RL DI “34L” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
C. 4
I m plem entati on of product to i n tern et com m unicati on by hel p of P2P data
i dentifier “34L” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ann ex D (inform ative) Exam pl es of d ata el em en t short titl es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Ann ex E (inform ati ve) Packag e l evels for com ponen t package labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
E. 1
I n n er an d outer prod uct packag es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
E. 2
"U n it load packages" / "h an d l in g u n its" / "overpacks" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
E. 3

"Shippin g u n its" / "transport packages" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Bibl i ograph y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Figu re 1 – Label with a l i near bar cod e, Data M atrix sym bol and hum an-read able
inform ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
Figu re 2 – Label with m in im um content, Data M atrix an d h um an-read able i nform ation . . . . . . . . . 1 7
Figu re 3 – Label with m in im um content, QR Cod e an d hum an-readabl e inform ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8
Figu re 4 – Typical label l ocations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9
Figu re A. 1 – Ad hesi on tester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Figu re B. 1 – Exam ple of encod in g d ata elem ents i n a 2D sym bol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Figu re C. 1 – Sm artph one with P2P App for access to P2P i nform ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Figu re E. 1 – Exam ples for i n tim ate/in ner packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Figu re E. 2 – Exam ple for outer package with m ore th an one in n er packag e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Figu re E. 3 – Exam ple of "un i t l oads" or "h and l ing un i ts" or "overpacks" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Figu re E 4 – Exam ples of transport packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Tabl e 1 – Data id entifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
Tabl e 2 – Man datory d ata elem ents an d th eir represen tations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3
Tabl e 3 – Vali d com bi n ati ons of represen tation of option al data elem en ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
Tabl e 4 – Prod uct package label sym bol req u irem en ts − Code 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
Tabl e 5 – Prod uct package label sym bol req u irem en ts − Code 1 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6
Tabl e C. 1 – H ow to use the U RL DI “33L”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Tabl e C. 2 – H ow to use the P2P U RL DI “34L” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Tabl e C. 3 –ASC DI s used for the P2P cod e example: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tabl e D. 1 – Exam pl es of data elem en t sh ort ti tl es. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27


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PRODUCT PACKAGE LABELS FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
USING BAR CODE AND TWO-DIMENSION AL SYMBOLOGIES
FOREWORD
1 ) Th e I n ternati on al El ectrotechn i cal Com m i ssi on (I EC) i s a worl d wi d e organ i zati on for stan d ardi zati on com pri si n g
al l n ati on al el ectrotech ni cal com m i ttees (I EC N ati onal Comm i ttees). The obj ect of I EC i s to prom ote
i n ternati on al co-operati on on al l q uesti on s concern i n g stand ardi zati on i n th e el ectri cal an d el ectroni c fi el ds. To
thi s end and i n ad di ti on to other acti vi ti es, I EC publ i sh es I n ternati on al Stan d ard s, Tech n i cal Speci fi cati ons,
Tech ni cal Reports, Pu bl i cl y Avai l abl e Speci fi cati ons (PAS) an d Gu i d es (h ereafter referred to as “I EC
Publ i cati on (s)”). Thei r preparati on i s entru sted to techn i cal com m i ttees; an y I EC N ati on al Com m i ttee i n terested
i n th e su bj ect d eal t wi th m ay parti ci pate i n th i s preparatory work. I nternati on al , govern m ental an d n on govern m ental organ i zati ons l i ai si n g wi th th e I EC al so parti ci pate i n thi s preparati on. I E C col l aborates cl osel y
wi th th e I n tern ati onal Organ i zati on for Stan d ard i zati on (I S O) i n accordan ce wi th con d i ti on s d eterm i n ed by
agreem en t between th e two organ i zati on s.
2) Th e form al d eci si on s or ag reem en ts of I EC on tech n i cal m atters express, as n earl y as possi bl e, an i nternati on al
con sen su s of opi ni on on th e rel evant su bj ects si n ce each tech ni cal com m i ttee h as representati on from al l
i n terested I EC N ati on al Com m ittees.
3) I EC Pu bl i cati on s have th e form of recom m end ati on s for i n tern ati onal use an d are accepted by I EC N ati onal
Com m i ttees i n th at sense. Whi l e al l reasonabl e efforts are m ad e to ensure th at th e tech n i cal content of I EC
Publ i cati on s i s accu rate, I EC can n ot be h el d respon si bl e for th e way i n wh i ch th ey are used or for an y
m i si nterpretati on by an y en d u ser.
4) I n ord er to prom ote i n tern ati onal u ni form i ty, I EC N ati on al Com m i ttees un d ertake to appl y I EC Pu bl i cati on s
transparentl y to the m axi m um extent possi bl e i n th ei r nati on al an d regi on al publ i cati ons. An y d i vergence
between an y I EC Pu bl i cati on an d the correspon di ng nati on al or regi on al pu bl i cati on sh al l be cl earl y i n d i cated i n
the l atter.
5) I EC i tsel f d oes n ot provi d e an y attestati on of con form i ty. I n d epend ent certi fi cati on bod i es provi de con form i ty
assessm ent servi ces an d , i n som e areas, access to I EC m arks of con form i ty. I EC i s not respon si bl e for an y
servi ces carri ed out by i n d epen den t certi fi cati on bodi es.
6) Al l u sers shou l d en su re th at th ey h ave the l atest ed i ti on of thi s publ i cati on .

7) N o l i abi l i ty shal l attach to I EC or i ts di rectors, em pl oyees, servants or ag ents i ncl u di n g i n d i vi d u al experts an d
m em bers of i ts tech ni cal com m i ttees and I EC N ati on al Com m i ttees for an y person al i n j u ry, property d am age or
oth er dam age of any n ature wh atsoever, wheth er di rect or i nd i rect, or for costs (i n cl u d i n g l eg al fees) and
expen ses ari si n g out of the pu bl i cati on, u se of, or rel i an ce u pon , th i s I EC Pu bl i cati on or any other I EC
Publ i cati on s.
8) Atten ti on i s drawn to th e N orm ati ve referen ces ci ted i n th i s pu bl i cati on. U se of th e referenced publ i cati on s i s
i n di spen sabl e for the correct appl i cati on of thi s pu bl i cati on .
9) Atten ti on i s drawn to th e possi bi l i ty that som e of th e el em en ts of th i s I EC Publ i cati on m ay be the su bj ect of
patent ri g hts. I EC shal l n ot be hel d respon si bl e for i d enti fyi ng an y or al l su ch paten t ri gh ts.

I n tern ati on al Stan dard I EC 62090 h as been prepared by I EC tech n ical com m ittee 91 :
Electron ics assem bl y techn ol og y.
This secon d ed ition can cels an d replaces the first ed ition pu blish ed i n 2002. Th is edition
constitutes a techn ical revision .
This ed ition inclu des the fol l owing sig n ifican t techn ical chan ges with respect to the previ ous
ed i tion:
a) Appl icabl e d ata el em ents h ave been add ed. Data iden tifiers of th ose data elem ents are
“1 0D”, “1 4D”, ”2P”, “25L”, “1 8V”, “V”, “J ”, “3S”, “1 3E”, “33L” an d “34L”.
b) The fol lowi ng new inform ative ann exes have been ad ded:
– Ann ex C, URL ;
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Ann ex D,
Ann ex E,

Examples of data element short titles;
Package levels for component package labels.

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The text of th is I nternational Stan d ard is based on the fol lowi n g d ocum ents:
CDV

Report on voti n g

91 /1 394/CDV

91 /1 430/RVC

Fu l l i nform ati on on th e voti ng for th e approval of th is I n tern ati onal Stan dard can be fou n d in
th e report on voti n g i nd icated i n th e above tabl e.
This d ocum en t h as been drafted in accord ance wi th th e I SO/I EC Directi ves, Part 2.
The com m ittee h as d eci d ed that th e con ten ts of th is docum en t wi ll rem ain u nch ang ed un til the
stabi li ty d ate ind icated on th e I EC websi te un d er "http: //webstore. i ec. ch " i n th e d ata related to
th e specific d ocum ent. At th is date, the docum en t wi ll be
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reconfi rm ed,

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wi thdrawn ,

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repl aced by a revised ed i ti on, or

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am end ed.

A bi l in g ual versi on of th is pu bl icati on m ay be issu ed at a later d ate.

IM PORTANT – The 'colour inside' logo on the cover page of this publication indicates
that it contains colours which are considered to be useful for the correct
understanding of its contents. Users shou ld therefore print this document using a
colour printer.


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PRODUCT PACKAGE LABELS FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
USING BAR CODE AND TWO-DIMENSION AL SYMBOLOGIES

1

Scope

This d ocum ent appl i es to labels on th e packagi ng of el ectron ic com pon en ts for autom atic
han d li n g i n B2B processes. These labels use l inear bar cod e and two-d im ension al (2D)
sym bols. Labels for d irect prod uct m arkin g an d sh ipping l abels are excl u ded. Labels requ ired
on th e packagi n g of el ectronic com ponen ts th at are i nten d ed for th e retai l chan nel of

d istribu tion in B2C processes are also excl u ded from th is d ocum ent.
Bar cod e and 2D sym bol m arkin gs are used, in gen eral , for autom atic iden tification an d
au tom atic han dl i n g of com ponen ts i n electron ics assem bl y l ines. I n ten d ed appl icati ons i nclu d e
system s th at au tom ate the control of com pon ent packages d uri n g prod ucti on, i n ventory an d
d istribu tion .

2

Normative references

The foll owi n g d ocum ents are referred to i n th e text in such a way that som e or al l of their
con ten t constitutes requ irem ents of th is d ocum ent. For d ated references, on l y th e ed iti on
cited appl i es. For u nd ated references, th e latest ed ition of the referenced d ocum en t (incl ud in g
an y am endm en ts) appli es.
I SO/I EC 1 541 7, Information technology – Automatic identification and data capture
techniques – Code 128 bar code symbology specification

Information technology – Automatic identification and data capture
techniques – GS1 Application Identifiers and ASC MH 10 Data Identifiers and maintenance

I SO/I EC 1 541 8,

Information technology – Automatic identification and data capture
techniques – Syntax for high-capacity ADC media

I SO/I EC 1 5434,

I SO/I EC 1 5459 (al l parts), Information technology – Automatic identification and data capture
techniques – Unique identification
I SO/I EC 1 6022, Information technology – Automatic identification and data capture

techniques – Data Matrix bar code symbology specification
I SO/I EC 1 6388, Information technology – Automatic identification and data capture
techniques – Code 39 bar code symbology specification
ISO/I EC 1 8004, Information technology – Automatic identification and data capture
techniques – QR Code bar code symbology specification
I SO/I EC 1 9762, Information technology – Automatic Identification and data capture (AIDC)
techniques – Harmonized vocabulary
I SO 8601 , Data elements and interchange formats – Information interchange – Representation of dates and times
AN SI M H 1 0. 8. 2,

Data Identifier and Application Identifier Standard


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3 Terms and definitions
For th e purposes of th is docum en t, th e term s an d d efi n iti ons g iven in I SO/I EC 1 9762 an d the
fol l owing appl y.
I SO an d I EC m ai n tai n term in ological databases for use i n stan d ardi zati on at th e fol l owi ng
ad dresses:
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I EC El ectroped i a: avai labl e at h ttp: //www. el ectroped ia. org/

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I SO On lin e browsi n g platform : avail able at http: //www. iso. org/obp

3.1
component

electron ic or electrical parts (e. g . bare printed ci rcu it boards, i ntegrated circui ts, capacitors,
d iod es, el ectron ic m od ul es, switches, h eat sinks, resistors, el ectron ic/electrical con n ectors,
etc. ) used in a first level assem bl y

3.2
component package

comm ercial u n it of com pon ents d efi ned by th e su ppl ier incl u d in g, if appl icable, their m eans for
protecti on , structured ali gnm en t or for autom ated assem bl y
N ote 1 to entry Typi cal exam pl es are sh own i n Fi gu re 4.
N ote 2 to en try For the pu rposes of thi s d ocu m ent, th e term “com ponent packag e” i ncl u des a m u l ti pl e of th e
el em en ts depi cted i n Fi gu re 4, e. g. fou r reel s i n one box.

3.3
country of origin

m anufacturing coun try where th e product obtain ed i ts presen t i d en tity as a part, su bassem bl y,
or fin ished product
N ote 1 to entry:

Th e d efi ni ti on of “cou n try of ori g i n” sh ou l d be i n l i n e wi th l ocal regul ati ons.

4 Label data content and requirements
4.1

Data elements – general

This docum en t all ows m utu al agreem ents between th e supplier an d th e custom er to alter or
en h ance an y of th e speci ficati ons d on e i n this docum ent.
The label form at accom m odates m an d atory, opti on al an d m utuall y agreed d ata elem ents.
Exam ples of d ata elem en t short titl es are g iven in Ann ex D.
This docum en t does n ot supersede or repl ace an y appl icable safety or regu l atory m arking or
label li n g requ irem en ts. This d ocum en t is to be appl i ed in add i tion to an y other m an d ated
label li n g req uirem en ts. The label li n g requ irem en ts of th is docum en t an d other docum en ts m ay
be com bi ned i nto on e label or appear as separate labels.
Approval an d conform ity m arkings, bran di n g elem ents an d oth er i nform ation can be ad d ed
wh en appl icable. Typicall y, th ese are n ot rel evan t for autom atic processi n g, and th erefore n ot
furth er ou tl in ed in th is d ocum ent.
The n um ber includ ed in the character coun t is excl usive of overh ead ch aracters such as start
an d stop ch aracters, d ata id en tifiers an d an y other characters requ i red by a stand ard
sym bolog y specificati on for properl y encod ed data.
Al l d ata el em en ts encod ed in a m achin e-readable m edi um sh al l be preceded by the
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The m an ufactu rer m ay add an y d ata on the l abel. Ad d itional l in ear bar cod es or data elem ents
in th e 2D sym bol sh al l use th e appropriate d ata i d en tifiers.
I f the optional d ata specified in 4. 3 are ind icated on the labels, they shou l d be used as
described bel ow.
An y furth er ad d iti onal d ata or specific form ats or an yth in g else m ay m utual l y be agreed
between th e su ppl ier an d th e custom er. Mu tu al agreem en ts between trad i ng partn ers are n ot

restricted by th is d ocum ent.
Data elem en ts wh ere gl obal u n iq u en ess is rel evan t sh all follow the I SO/I EC 1 5459 series'
ru les, or be com bi ned with the I SO/I EC 1 5459 series' com pliant com pan y I D wi th d ata
identifier “1 8V” an d be u n i qu e with in th e scope i n th is com pan y.

4.2

M andatory data elements

4.2.1 M anufacturer item identification – DI “1 P” and “25P”
The m an ufacturer-assig n ed item identification is m andatory.
I f “1 P” is used , the conform ity to the I SO/I EC 1 5459 series is achi eved by its com bination wi th
th e g l obal l y un i q ue com pan y I D “1 8V”.

4.2.2 Customer produ ct code – DI “P”
The custom er prod uct code is th e cod e assi gn ed to the product by th e custom er, an d m ay be
transm itted togeth er wi th th e order.
N OTE Cu stom er produ ct cod es on com ponen t packages are rel ati vel y wi d el y adopted. B ut wh en m anu facturi n g
on stock or sel l i ng vi a d i stri bu tors, th i s i nform ati on i s n ot yet known .
Add i n g cu stom er i n form ati on on th e l abel i s subj ect to a purch ase agreem ent between th e su ppl i er an d th e
custom er. I f there i s n o speci fi c purch ase ag reem en t, i t i s u p to the m an ufactu rer to ad d th i s i nform ati on or n ot.

4.2.3 M anufacturer identification – DI “1 8V” and “21 V”
The m an ufacturer id entificati on sh al l un i qu el y iden tify th e m an ufacturer to wh ich th e
com pon ent is traceabl e.
“1 8V” is th e d efau lt m anu facturer id entificati on.
I n case th e m an ufacturer’s org an i zati onal sub u n it is req u ired , e. g. to ind icate a
m anufacturing locati on , th en DI “21 V” is used in ad d iti on to “1 8V”. I n case of m utu al
agreem ent between trad ing partn ers, “21 V” can be used instead of “1 8V”.
I n h um an-read able form , the m an ufacturer i d en tification is th e ful l m an ufacturer n am e or its

logo. I n m ach in e-read abl e form , th e m an ufacturer i d en tificati on is assign ed by a recogn ized
bod y that assi gns com pan y i den tification accord in g to th e I SO/I EC 1 5459 series.
The h um an-read abl e m an ufacturer iden tification an d th e m achi n e-readable m anufacturer
identification are d ifferent. I t is recomm end ed that th ere be a 1 : 1 relati on between h um anread abl e an d m ach ine-read able m an ufacturer i dentificati on.

4.2.4 Quantity – DI “Q” and “7Q”
The qu anti ty sh al l be th e q uanti ty i n th e package or contai ner to wh ich the label is affixed .
The defau l t un i t of m easure for d ata id entifier “Q” is “EACH ” or “PI ECES”.


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When a d ifferent un i t of m easure is req u ired , as agreed between trad ing partners, d ata
identifier “7Q” sh al l be used wi th the qu anti ty followed by two alph anum eric ch aracters
representing th e un it of m easurem ent cod e d efi n ed in An n ex D of AN SI M H 1 0. 8. 2.
I t is recom m end ed to use th e q u an tity wi th a u n it of m easure on l y if th e u n it is d ifferent from
“piece”.
Pri nt on l y th e si gn ifican t d igi ts for th e hum an -read abl e q uan ti ty. Do n ot prin t l ead in g zeros.

4.2.5 Traceability identification – DI “S” and “25S”, “1 T” and “25T”
4.2.5.1

General

The traceabi li ty i d entifi cati on sh all be assi gned by th e m an ufacturer. Th is categ ory of
identification i ncl ud es serial num bers an d l ot/batch n um bers.
Traceabil ity i d entification shou l d be eith er a serial num ber (using d ata id entifi er “S” or “25S”)

or a l ot/batch num ber (using d ata id entifi er “1 T” or “25T”).
I n certain circum stances, both th e seri al n um ber an d th e l ot/batch n um ber m ay be sh own on
th e label . I n th is case, at least one of th e two sh all be encod ed in a l i near bar code an d both
shall be inclu d ed in th e 2D sym bol.

4.2.5.2

Serial number – DI “S” and “25S”

A serial num ber is a u n i qu e cod e assig n ed by the su pplier to an entity for its l ifetim e. Th e
form at for the seri al n um ber is to be d efi n ed by th e m an ufacturer.

4.2.5.3

Lot/batch number – DI “1 T” and “25T”

A lot/batch num ber is a cod e assig n ed by th e suppl ier to id entify or trace a un iq ue grou p
of en ti ties (e. g . m anufacturin g lot, batch, inspecti on l ot). The form at for th e l ot/batch n um ber
is to be defin ed by th e man ufacturer.

4.2.6 Country of origin – DI “4L”
The cou n try of origi n sh all be sh own in hum an-read abl e inform ati on usi ng th e fu ll cou ntry
nam e.
This shall be i n add i tion to th e two-character cou n try cod es as per I SO 31 66 d ata bei n g
encoded i n a m ach in e-read able sym bol.

4.2.7 Production date – DI “1 6D”
Date cod e shall be in accord ance wi th I SO 8601 . When encod ed in a m achi n e-readabl e
sym bol, ei th er th e d ata iden tifiers “1 0D”, “1 1 D” or “1 6D” sh al l be used . Preference sh ou l d be
gi ven to “1 6D”.

The production d ate is determ in ed by the m an ufacturer in an appropriate m ann er for th e
specific prod uct.
N OTE I SO 22742 recom m en ds the form at “1 6D” for th e prod u cti on d ate.

4.2.8 Package identification – DI “J” and “3S”
U n i qu e packag e id enti ficati on (i. e. l icence pl ate) shal l be in accord ance with th e
I SO/I EC 1 5459 series.
A licence pl ate with d ata i dentifier “J ” is th e recomm ended form at.


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I f th ere are several layers of packages wi th a 1 : 1 rel ation each, th en the sam e package I D is
to be used for th e labels on the d ifferent l evel s of packagi ng. I f th ere is m ore than on e
package in a packag e, th en th ere shall be d ifferen t package I Ds.
E XAM PLE 1

A reel i n a d ry pack i n a pi zza box al l have th e sam e package I D on thei r respecti ve l abel s.

E XAM PLE 2 M u l ti pl e reel s i n one pi zza box each have di fferent package I Ds, an d the pi zza box i tsel f h as an oth er
I D, too.
N OTE 1 H owever, as th ere i s al so the u ni qu e com pan y cod e accord i n g to th e I SO/I EC 1 5459 seri es wi th d ata
i denti fi er “1 8V” as m and atory d ata el em ent, gl obal un i q u en ess can be ach i eved by th e com bi n ati on of th i s u n i q u e
com pany I D an d a packag e I D u ni q u e wi thi n the d om ai n of thi s com pan y wi th d ata i d enti fi er “3S”.
N OTE 2 Wh en usi ng “3S”, thi s el em en t i s n ot sui ted to be used as pri m ary key i n an RFI D tag i n case of future
RFI D m arki ng of th e com ponen t package.

4.3

Optional data elements

4.3.1 Expiration date – DI “1 4D”
An expiration date m ay be sh own on a package label wh en th e packag ed item s need to be
consum ed /processed (e. g. sol dered) before a certain d ate, wh en stored un d er con d i ti ons
defin ed by the m an ufactu rer.
The data form at of the expiration d ate is YYYYM M DD.

4.3.2 Revision level – DI “2P”
The revision l evel specifi es th e revision or version of an i tem , e. g. en gi n eerin g ch an ge l evel ,
ed i tion, or revision.

4.3.3 EIAJ ID – DI “3N”
Data id entifier “3N ” is a codi n g structure in accord ance wi th th e form at d efi ned by th e
Electron ic I n dustries Association of J apan (EI AJ ).
Refer to El ectron ic Comm erce Al l iance for Gl obal Business Acti vity (ECALGA) Stan d ards.

4.3.4 M anufacturer location – DI “25L”
The global u n iq u e locati on cod e accord i ng to th e I SO/I EC 1 5459 series is structured as a
seq u ence of three concaten ated d ata elem ents: the issu ing agency code (I AC), fol lowed by
th e com pan y id en tification n um ber (CI N ), fol lowed by the ph ysical i ntern al location cod e th at
is u n iq u e wi thi n the CI N hol d er's d om ai n , sh al l be used to id entify a m an ufacturer’s location.
E XAM PLE 1

U si ng I AC LE (E DI FI CE):

25LLEIBM ABCDE

E XAM PLE 2 U si ng I AC U N (Du n&Brad street): 25LU N1 23456789ABCDE
N OTE Th e exten si on to the D U N S # for di fferent l ocati on s i s n ot n eed ed when each l ocati on has i ts own DU N S #.

4.3.5 Customer assigned supplier code – DI “V”
Som e custom ers use their own assi gned cod es for suppl iers, an d req u ire th is inform ati on also
on com pon ent packages.
I t is to be consid ered th at a custom er-assign ed ven d or/su ppl i er code is specific for th is one
custom er. Labels wi th cu stom er-specific content cause add i ti on al efforts and ch al len ges, e. g.
in case of prod uction on stock, d istribution via resell ers or custom er return s. Som e d istribu tion
m odels m ay not work when custom er d ata is requ ired on l abels. Return ing packag es with
custom er specific data u sual l y wi l l im pl y re-l abel li ng . Therefore, usi ng a custom er-assi gn ed
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4.3.6 Moisture sensitivity level – DI “1 3E”
The m oisture sensiti vity level is a class of tim e peri od in wh ich a m oistu re-sensi ti ve device
can be exposed to am bient room con d itions, accord ing to I PC/J EDEC J -STD-020 and
I EC 61 760-4. Th is is im portan t i nform ation, especial l y for com pon en ts exposed to sol derin g
processes. At least th e m oisture sensi tivity level shou l d be in d icated for su ch com ponen ts.

4.3.7 URL – DI “33L” and “34L”
A l i nk to further inform ati on accessi bl e via th e i ntern et for this specific package can be ad ded
in a d edicated d ata el em ent usin g d ata i dentifier an d correspon d in g d ata structure “33L”, or
usin g the data i dentifier an d correspon di n g d ata structure “34L”. See Ann ex C “U RL” for
details.

N OTE 1

Th ese DI s are used upon ag reem ent between the su ppl i er an d th e cu stom er.

N OTE 2 Wheth er add i ti on al d ata or i nform ati on i s provi d ed , wh at ki n d of data and how d ata i s provi ded , i s at the
di screti on of the party own i n g the d ata.

4.4

Data semantics and formats defined by the data identifiers

Tabl e 1 lists al l the rel evan t d ata el em ents sorted by th eir respecti ve d ata i den tifier.

Table 1 – Data identifiers
Data identifier

Mandatory
(M)/optional
(O)

1 0D
11D

Ma

1 6D

Data field

Data

characteristics
type/length

Description

Date

an3 + n 4

Form at YYWW

Date

an3 + n 6

Form at YYYYWW

Prod ucti on d ate

an 3 + n 8

Form at YYYYM MDD

1 4D

O

Expi rati on date

an 3 + n 8

Form at YYYYM MDD

4L

M

Cou n try cod e

an2 + an2

two-ch aracter coun try cod e
assi gned by I SO. Th e cou ntry of
ori gi n i s d efi n ed as th e m an u factu ri n g cou n try wh ere the prod u ct
obtai n ed i ts presen t i den ti ty as a
part, su b-assem bl y, or fi ni sh ed
produ ct. Wi th th e agreem ent of
th e tradi n g partn ers and when
th e coun try of ori gi n i s m i xed ,
coun try cod e “AA” sh al l be used .
The cou n try code i s fou n d i n
I SO 31 66.
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1P
25P

Mb

4L U S

M an u factu rer part
n um ber
Prod uct n um ber

2P

O

Revi si on l evel

P

M

Custom er prod uct
code

an 3 + an. . . 32

Com bi ned I AC/CI N an d i tem
code assi gn ed by th e su ppl i er
Cod e assi gn ed to speci fy th e
revi si on l evel for an i tem

an1 + an… 25

Cod e assi gn ed to th e prod u ct by
th e cu stom er
M an d atory on l y i n case th e

cu stom er prod uct cod e i s
avai l abl e to th e m anu factu rer at
th e ti m e of m anu facturi n g.
Subj ect to th e pu rchase
agreem ent between
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Data identifier

Mandatory
(M)/optional
(O)

Data field

Data
characteristics
type/length

25L

O

Man ufactu rer

l ocati on I D

an3 + an. . . 25

Gl obal l y un i q u e l ocati on I D,
assi gn ed by th e m anu factu rer
accordi ng to th e ru l es of the
I SO/I EC 1 5459 seri es

1 8V

M

M anu factu rer I D

an3 + an . . . 25

Defau l t m anu facturer I D
accord i n g to th e I SO/I EC 1 5459
seri es

21 V

O

Org ani zati onal su b
un i t I D

an 3 + an. . . 25

Org ani zati onal Su b U ni t
accordi ng to th e ru l es of the
I SO/I EC 1 5459 seri es

V

O

Cu stom er assi gn ed
ven dor cod e

an 1 + an … 1 8

Cod e assi gn ed to th e su ppl i er by
th e cu stom er

Li cen ce pl ate,
package I D

an 2 + an… 25

3S

Package I D

an 2 + an… 25

S

Seri al n um ber

an1 + an . . . 25

Seri al n um ber or cod e assi g ned
by th e suppl i er to an enti ty for i ts
l i feti m e

Seri al n um ber

an 3 + an . . . 32

Com bi ned I AC/CI N an d th e seri al
nu m ber assi g n ed by the
su ppl i erc

J
Mc

25S

Md

Description

1T

M

Lot/batch nu m ber

an2 + an . . . 25

Lot/batch nu m ber d efi n ed by th e
m an ufactu rer

25T

M

Lot/batch n um ber

an3 + an . . . 32

Com bi ned I AC/CI N and en ti ty
i denti fi cati on and l ot/batch
nu m ber assi g n ed by the su ppl i er

Qu anti ty wi th un i t of
m easure

an2 + n. . 8 + an 2

Th e q uanti ty wi th qu al i fi ere of
produ cts i n th e prod uct packag e
(CR = cubi c m etre)

7Q

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Me

Q

(Th i s i ncl u des an encoded
deci m al poi n t, i f n ecessary)
Quanti ty i n packag e

an 1 + n . . . 8

The n u m ber of prod ucts (pcs) i n
th e prod uct packag e.
E XAM PLE Q2000

1 3E

O

Moi stu re sensi ti vi ty
l evel

an3 + an 1 … 3

MSL i n di cator d efi ned i n
I EC 61 760-4 or I PC/J EDEC J STD-020 sh oul d be u sed based
on m u tu al ag reem en t between
trad i n g partners.
E XAMPLE 1 3E2a

33L

O

U ni form resou rce
l ocator (U RL)

I ncl u des al l
ch aracters th at
form a U RL,
i n cl ud i n g h ead er
data such as e. g.
H TTP: //.
Character set as
l i sted i n RFC 1 738.

Com pl ete U RL l i nki ng to an
i n tern et d esti n ati on d eterm i ned
by th e l abel l er.
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Data identifier

Mandatory
(M)/optional
(O)

Data field

Data
characteristics
type/length

Description

34L

O

Poi nter to process
U RL (P2P U RL)

I n cl u des al l
ch aracters th at
form a U RL,
i n cl ud i n g h ead er
data such as e. g.
H TTP: //.
Character set as
l i sted i n RFC 1 738.

Poi n ter to process U RL (P2P
U RL) i s setti ng th e rul es for
gen erati ng a U RL out of i tem
d ata i n con j u ncti on wi th a portal
add ress en coded i n AI DC m ed i a
j oi ntl y wi th oth er d ata.

Th e ru l es are d escri bed wi th
AN SI M H 1 0. 8. 2 (34L).
See Ann ex C: U RL

a

On e of th e date form ats “1 0D”, “1 1 D” or “1 6D” sh al l be used. Al thou gh form at “1 6D ” wi th “YYYYM MD D” i s
recom m end ed , th e m anu factu rer m ay choose on e of th e oth er d ate form ats.

b

On e of th e m an ufactu rer assi gn ed prod uct cod e form ats “1 P” or “25P” sh al l be used.

c

Ei ther “J ” or “3S” appl i es. I f “3S” i s u sed , gl obal un i q uen ess i s achi eved by com bi n i n g th i s el em en t wi th th e
com pany I D “1 8V”.

d

On e of th e m an ufactu rer assi gn ed seri al nu m ber form ats “S” or “25S ” sh al l be used .

e

Ei ther q uan ti ty i n form at “7Q” or “Q” appl i es. Refer to An n ex D of AN SI MH 1 0. 8. 2.

4.5 Data representation
4.5.1 General formatting
All d ata elem en ts shal l be represen ted on the l abel as h um an -read able text. Man datory d ata
shal l be encod ed i n a 2D m ach i ne-readabl e sym bol . I n ad d iti on, som e of the data shou l d be

encoded i n l in ear bar cod es. See Tabl e 2.

Table 2 – Mandatory data elements and their representations
Data

Human readable

Linear bar code a

Two-dimensional symbol

I tem i d enti fi cati on cod e
assi gn ed by th e
m an ufacturer

M

M

M

M anu factu rer

M

O

M

Quanti ty

M

M

M

Traceabi l i ty i n form ati on

M

M

M

Cou n try of ori gi n

M

O

M

Prod ucti on d ate

M

O

M

Package I D

M

O

M

Key
M : m and atory
O: opti onal
M and atory i nform ati on of l i n ear bar cod e i n thi s tabl e shal l be en cod ed i n l in ear bar cod e wh en ever th ere i s
enou gh free space on the l abel for th ese l i n ear bar codes.
a

EI AJ has prescri bed speci al data sem an ti c ru l es an d requ i rem en ts for a l i near bar cod e for com pon en t
packages i nten ded to m eet EI AJ requ i rem en ts.

I f th e option al el em en ts are used , then th ey sh al l be at least h um an-read able. An d if they are
also m ach in e-read abl e, th en th ey shall be presen ted i n a 2D sym bol an d option al l y be
presented i n a l inear bar cod e. See Tabl e 3.


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Table 3 – Valid combinations of representation of optional data elements

Optional data
elements included

Human-readable

2D symbol

Linear bar code

No

N ot appl i cabl e

N ot appl i cabl e

N ot appl i cabl e

Yes

Req u i red

No

No

Yes

Req u i red

Yes

No

Yes

Req u i red

Yes

Yes

4.5.2 General formatting for machine-readable symbols
4.5.2.1
General
I n th is d ocum en t, m ach in e-read abl e sym bols are li near bar cod e sym bols or 2D sym bols.

4.5.2.2

Maximum symbol length

The m axim um sym bol len gth of a l i near bar code sym bol sh ould be n o m ore than 8 cm .
N OTE Depen di n g on th e ch oi ce of the scan ni n g d evi ce: Onl y i m ag ers can read 2D sym bol s an d som e i m agers
have i ssues wi th l on ger l i n ear bar cod es.

4.5.2.3

Syntax in linear bar code

I f l i near bar cod es are u sed , it is strong l y recom m ended n ot to concaten ate th em . Each bar
cod e starts wi th th e appropri ate d ata id entifi er.

I f concatenation is don e, i t sh al l be i n accordan ce with AN SI MH 1 0. 8. 2 (as referenced i n
I SO/I EC 1 541 8).

4.5.2.4

Syntax in 2D symbols

The encod in g sh al l be as d escribed in I SO/I EC 1 5434. See also An nex B.

4.5.3 General formatting for human-readable information
4.5.3.1
General
H um an-readable inform ation can be hum an in terpretation , hum an translati on, d ata titl es or
free text an d data.

4.5.3.2

Human-readable interpretation

A h um an-read abl e in terpretation (H RI ) of each l in ear bar cod e sym bol sh all be provid ed
adj acen t to th e bar cod e. Such h um an-read abl e i n terpretati on shal l represen t th e encod ed
data. See Fi gure 1 .
The H RI sh all represent th e encod ed d ata, exclusi ve of th e d ata id entifi er. The d ata i d en tifi er
appears i n parenth eses as part of the data ti tle, e. g. “(S) Seri al #. ”
The H RI of th e lin ear bar cod e sym bol shall be pri nted above th e bar cod e sym bol.
For 2D sym bols, hum an transl ati on (see 4. 5. 3. 3) shou l d be used.

4.5.3.3

Human translation

I n add i tion to the H RI , hum an transl ati on of m ach in e-read abl e d ata m ay be provided i n a
separate secti on of th e label .


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Data titles

Data titl es for li n ear bar cod e sym bols m ay be presen ted with a fu l l d ata elem ent ti tle, e. g. “(S)
Serial N um ber 1 23456”, or an abbrevi ated d ata el em ent titl e, e. g. “(S) Ser. N o. 1 23456”. Th e
data elem ent title is fol lowi n g the d ata i d en tifi er. I t is recomm end ed to put the d ata id en tifier in
rou n d brackets and h ave on e or few space ch aracters between the d ata id en tifi er an d th e rest
of th e data area title.
I f the real estate avai l able for m arkin g is insuffici ent to su pport the m arkin g of the data
elem en t titl e an d the d ata i dentifier, the d ata titl e m ay be abbreviated to on l y in clu de th e data
identifier encl osed in paren theses, e. g. (S) 1 23456.

4.5.3.5

Free text and data

H um an-readable inform ati on th at is n ot a translati on of m ach in e-read abl e inform ation m ay be
ad d ed . Th ese d ata titl es shou l d not i nclu d e d ata iden tifiers.

4.6

Data carrier selection

4.6.1 Linear bar code symbols
The lin ear bar code sym bolog ies to be used in th is d ocum ent are as fol lows:
•

Cod e 39 (reference: I SO/I EC 1 6388);

•

Cod e 1 28 (reference: I SO/I EC 1 541 7).

Cod e 1 28 requ ires l ess space th an Cod e 39, an d supports a wi d er character set. The ch oice
of an y of th e l in ear bar cod e sym bologies above i s u p to th e m an ufactu rer.
Recomm end ed sym bol param eters of th e bar cod e sym bols are sh own i n Tabl e 4 an d Table 5
bel ow.
For the Code 39 sym bolog y, th e option al check di g it sh al l not be encod ed .
This docum en t recom m ends a m i nim um narrow elem en t wi dth of 0, 25 m m , but i n no case
shall th e m in im um narrow el em ent be less th an 0, 1 7 m m . I f narrow elem ent widths of less
th an 0, 25 m m are used , trad i ng partn ers sh al l ackn owl ed g e the n eed to use scann i n g
eq u ipm ent su itable to read th is sm al l n arrow elem en t wi d th . Regard l ess of th e narrow el em en t
wi d th , th e l inear sym bol shall m eet th e m in im um prin t qu al ity req u irem ents (see Table 4 an d
Tabl e 5).

Table 4 – Product package label symbol requ irements
Code 39
Di m en si ons (n om i n al )

Rati o of wi d e to n arrow
N arrow el em ent wi d th “ X”

Recommend ed
maximum

2, 25: 1

3: 1

0, 25 m m
refer to I SO/I EC 1 6388

I n terch aracter g ap

1 X to 5, 3 X

5 mm or greater

Mi n i m u m pri nt q u al i ty

1 , 5 / 05 / 660 a

reference: I SO/I EC 1 541 6

Code 39

Recommended
minimum

Wi de el em en t wi dth
H ei g ht of bar cod e
a

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Table 5 – Product package label symbol requirements
Code 1 28
Di m ensi ons (n om i nal )

Mod ul e/el em en t wi d th

H ei g h t of bar cod e

5 m m or greater

Mi n i m u m pri nt q u al i ty

1 , 5 / 05 / 660 a

a

−

Code 1 28

Recommended minimum
0, 25 m m

reference: I SO/I EC 1 541 6

4.6.2 Two-dimensional (2D) symbols
4.6.2.1

General

The 2D sym bolog ies for use in th is d ocum ent are as fol l ows:
•

Data M atrix ECC 200 (reference: I SO/I EC 1 6022; i nclu d es also som e rectang u l ar form ats);

•

QR Cod e (reference: I SO/I EC 1 8004).

PDF41 7 is still used on packages, an d shall be su pported too. H owever, processi n g all labels
accord i ng to th is d ocumen t does req u ire im ager read ers. For im ager read ers, real m atrix
cod es such as Data M atrix or QR Code are m u ch better su ited th an PDF41 7 an d requ ire
sign ificantl y l ess space. Therefore, th is docum en t does not recom m end PDF41 7 for new
appl ications.
The choice of an y of th e 2D sym bologi es above is u p to th e m an ufactu rer.

4.6.2.2

“ X” dimension

The recom m end ed m in im um “ X” dim ensi ons for each of th e cel l sizes for Data M atrix ECC 200
an d QR Code are 0, 1 7 mm .
The X dim ension shal l be d eterm in ed by the pri nting capabi lity of th e m anufacturer/pri nter
of th e l abel.

4.6.2.3

Print quality

Pri nt qu al ity sh all be tested i n accord ance with I SO/I EC 1 6022 for the Data Matrix sym bolog y
an d I SO/I EC 1 8004 for th e QR Cod e sym bol og y. Th e m i n im um sym bol grad e shou l d be
1 , 5/5/660, where
•

recom m end ed pri n t q ual ity grade ≥ 2, 5 (B) at th e poin t of pri n ti n g the sym bol,

•

m easurem ent aperture = 0, 1 25 mm (0, 005 in),

•

l ig h t source wavel ength = 660 nm ± 1 0 nm .

4.6.2.4

Error correction level

Data Matrix ECC 200 uses the au tom atic error correction as specified i n I SO/I EC 1 6022.
The QR Cod e sh all use the error correcti on level “M” as specifi ed in I SO/I EC 1 8004.

4.6.2.5

Syntax and semantics

Sym bols com pli ant to th is d ocum en t sh al l use th e d ata id entifier sem antics specified in
I SO/I EC 1 541 8 and AN SI MH 1 0. 8. 2, an d th e syn tax specified i n I SO/I EC 1 5434 an d
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Label size, layout, and location

4.7.1 Label size
The d im ensi on of th e l abel sh ou ld su it the d im ensi ons of th e package and m ay be d epend ent
on th e space n eed ed for th e requ ired i nform ati on .

4.7.2 Label layout
Label l ayou t refers to th e position i n g of the fiel d s on a l abel . Layou t of l i near bar code or 2D
sym bols wil l depen d on the avail able space on a label , packag ing techn iq ues , and other
factors.
When m ulti ple bar code sym bols or 2D sym bols are to be placed i n l i n e or i n conti nu ous fiel ds,

layouts that inh ibit scan n ing the i n d ivid ual d ata el em ents sh all be avoid ed. The l ayout of th e
label shou l d be d esi gn ed to accomm odate th e package si ze an d sh ou l d facil itate scan n i ng of
th e bar codes.
Exam ples of label layou t form ats (Fi gure 1 , Fi gure 2 an d Fi gure 3) are shown in 4. 7. 3.

4.7.3 Examples of label and label layout

IEC

Figure 1 – Label with a linear bar code, Data Matrix symbol
and human-readable information

IEC

Figure 2 – Label with minimum content, Data Matrix and
human-readable information


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IEC

Figure 3 – Label with minimum content, QR Code and
human-readable information
4.7.4 Label location
Label locati on refers to the positioni n g of the label on the packag e. Qu ali ty aspects of l abels
are shown in Ann ex A.

Each label shou ld be located i n a position that faci l itates scann in g.
Label placem en t shal l be i n accordance wi th relevan t I EC packag in g stan d ards.
The sam e label l ayou t an d con tent can be used on several l ayers of a packag e, e. g . on a reel,
on th e m oisture bag aroun d the reel, an d on th e carton arou n d th e m oisture bag. Packag e
levels for com ponen t package l abels are sh own in An nex E.
Exam pl es of label locati ons for reel, bu lk case, fan-fol d con tai n er, bag, stick m agazin e, and
m atrix tray are shown in Fi gu re 4.


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1

1
IEC
IEC

a) Reel

b) Fan-fold container

1

IEC

1

c) Bulkcase

IEC

d) Bag

1

1

IEC

IEC

e) Stick magazine
Key
1

Package l abel

Figure 4 – Typical label locations

f) Matrix tray


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Annex A

(informative)

Quality aspects of labels –
Adhesive characteristics and durability of marking
A.1

General

The fol lowi n g recomm en dations an d tests are in ten d ed to ensure that l abels and m arks can
wi thstan d exten d ed lon g term exposu re to a vari ety of i n door en vironm ents, rem ain affixed to
prod ucts an d are scann able for the in ten d ed life of th e prod uct.
Observed or calcu l ated valu es obtain ed from an al ysis, m easurem ent, or testin g shou l d be
rou n ded off i n accord ance with the Rou n d in g-Off Method as per ASTM E29-93a to th e n earest
un i t in th e l ast ri gh t-han d pl ace of fi gures used in expressi ng th e specified l im it.
Where reference is m ad e to an ASTM desig nation in this d ocum en t, th e issu e listed i n the
latest pu blish ed ASTM in dex to stan d ard s shou ld appl y u n less otherwise specified .

A.2

Recommendations

A.2.1 General
The l abels shou ld be capable of m eeting th e sym bol og y requ irem en ts as defin ed with i n these
gu i d el i n es an d A. 2 wh en tested i n accordance wi th Clause A. 3.

A.2.2 Adhesion characteristics
The labels shou ld sh ow n o evi dence of d elam ination, bubbl es, ad h esive m i grati on or
degrad ed im age q u ali ty for eith er th e text or th e bar cod e sym bol. When a release l i ner is

used , th e l abel adh esi ve sh ou l d also en able th e l abel to be easil y rem oved from the rel ease
lin er to th e back of a page, wh ere pages are stacked, or to th e u n dersi de of th e release li n er
for rol l form l abels.
The m in im um in itial ad hesion strength two h ours after appl icati on sh ou ld be 0, 23 N /m m
(25, 0 oz/in).
The m in im um ad hesion stren gth after test pan el appl ication and con d iti onin g shou ld be
0, 44 N /m m (40, 0 oz/in).
The l abel base m ateri al shou ld be capabl e of resisti ng teari ng duri n g the adh esion testin g
specified in Cl ause A. 3. The bar cod e sym bols on the l abel sh oul d wi th stan d d am ag e from
50 passes wi th a con tact type scan n er over a path n o wi d er th an 0, 76 m m (0, 03 in) across the
bar cod e sym bol. When con tact scan ni n g, con tact shou ld be m ai ntained between scan n er and
label at al l tim es, but firm pressure, wh ich cou ld d am age th e l abel , shou l d be avoi ded .
The labels shou ld sh ow n o evi dence of d elam ination, bubbl es, ad h esive m i grati on or
degrad ed im age q u al ity for eith er th e text or th e bar code sym bol.

A.2.3 Use and protection
Label protection agai nst m oisture, weath erin g , abrasion , etc. , m ay be requ ired in h arsh
en vironm ents an d is encouraged wh erever practicable. Lam inates, sprays, wi n dow en velopes,
an d clear pl astic pouch es are exam ples of possi ble protecti on m eth ods.